{"id":1765,"date":"2022-09-01T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-09-01T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sofarsoundsblo.wpengine.com\/blog\/articles\/new-music-alert-september-2022\/"},"modified":"2022-10-08T15:42:50","modified_gmt":"2022-10-08T15:42:50","slug":"new-music-alert-september-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/blog\/articles\/new-music-alert-september-2022","title":{"rendered":"New Music Alert: September"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Well I\u2019ll be darned, happy first birthday to the New Music Alert! It\u2019s been a jaw-dropping year of good music\u2014 and if you missed a couple months here or there, not a worry, you can always <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/blog\/articles\/artists-to-know-new-music-alert-standouts-2022\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">revisit the roundup of a few of our New Music Alert standout artists<\/a> in 2022. We\u2019re kicking off NMA\u2019s second year with what else but top-notch tunes from our global community of diverse artists. We\u2019ve got \u201880s twinged pop, string-laden R&amp;B groovers, and more below. Hear the full playlist, followed by a little more on a few highlighted tracks.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/playlist\/7qjXrK9g78aj1CXHAVmD66?si=1d6f1647356147c3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LISTEN ON SPOTIFY<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PL4_SsHNp9R6ej3Lok4BN1T0HP3xc1NluL\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LISTEN ON YOUTUBE<\/a><\/p>\n<h2><strong>K. Roosevelt | \u201cCannonball\u201d<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>It could be an \u201880s sci-fi soundtrack meets smooth modern R&amp;B pop, or a ballad about the power of trust. But what we <em>know<\/em> is that it\u2019s a really good song.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/track\/3H5ft1SzdtPcNMTltEW5m4?si=3979d3e1c2814317\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LISTEN NOW<\/a><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Jack Cullen | \u201cMorning\u201d<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The strings fade in just like the sun rising into the first parts of the day. And then, <em>then<\/em>, this song just turns into such a steady stepping, fun R&amp;B groover.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/track\/2H2yPrblX07fJFMQ258fmc?si=8d5b1af242a84e9b\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LISTEN NOW<\/a><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Krista Marina | \u201cCheckout Line\u201d<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>A soothing kind of alt pop number that\u2019s downright kaleidoscopic with the way all the sonic elements move together and refract to create an expansive, relaxing mood. Don\u2019t we all wish waiting in the checkout line felt this fun?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/track\/45NdgQipAAGtRr3RikIp3q?si=39bc05a6b9f041f5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LISTEN NOW<\/a><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Sam Burchfield | \u201cWrestling Me\u201d<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>An Americana bluesy rock tune with just the right amount of gritty guitar wrapped in tender melodies and horn flourishes, like a gnarled tree trunk covered in flowering vines\u2014 it\u2019s natural beauty.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/track\/4gQDxDlkP4qLOnhM9XGHYp?si=c386211fdb364abd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LISTEN NOW<\/a><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Eliy Orcko |\u201dAM LAS!\u201d<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>This song almost materializes in the air, subtle melodies appearing like an intoxicating scent that leads to standalone vulnerable verses. It\u2019ll stick with you.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/track\/4ohj0isOUiiIBNzcvHvcmO?si=45054683b1b74252\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LISTEN NOW<\/a><\/p>\n<h2><strong>BEL | \u201cPaul BigDawg (with Boyish)\u201d<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>A dreamy, subtly building folk-rocky tune that\u2019s both melancholy and hopeful. It\u2019s got a lot of feelings wrapped in it, so go listen and feel them.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/track\/7ob11dTnHcYVPOLYTUc1Ot?si=a1761c0bf41e4802\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LISTEN NOW<\/a><\/p>\n<h2><strong>FLOCKS | \u201chow long\u201d<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Maybe it\u2019s the cover art, or the jazzy piano line paired with the sizzling electronic beats, or the explosive moments that rise and lower, but this song just feels like the start of fall. It\u2019s like putting on that thicker coat under gray skies, and kicking that first puddle of rain on a walk home. Those are the notes <em>I\u2019m<\/em> getting, what about you?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/track\/11P6a7rSRqbeymidlZErzD?si=f1f6696c4aeb4d39\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LISTEN NOW<\/a><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Nick Leng | \u201cForget About Me\u201d<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>This one is truly a stunner from <strong>Nick Leng<\/strong>\u2019s newest release, <em>SPIRALS<\/em>. It\u2019s wistful and dreamy, sonically technicolor, and in just about three and a half minutes, manages to feel infinite in the best pop kind of way. Go take a listen.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/track\/33Wyw49Y1qAItB6zWXFvs1?si=393e1aa8db164a15\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LISTEN NOW<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Well I\u2019ll be darned, happy first birthday to the New Music Alert! It\u2019s been a jaw-dropping year of good music\u2014 and if you missed a couple months here or there, not a worry, you can always revisit the roundup of a few of our New Music Alert standout artists in 2022. We\u2019re kicking off NMA\u2019s [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1766,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1765","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-new-music-alert"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1765","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1765"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1765\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1766"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1765"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1765"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1765"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}